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Appcharge raises $58 million in Series B funding

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

Appcharge, a direct-to-consumer payment platform for mobile game publishers, has raised $58 million in a Series B funding round. Appcharge announced the investment on August 13, 2025, revealing that this Series B funding round was led by IVP, with participation by Playrix and existing investors Creandum, Play Ventures, Glilot Capital Partners, Smilegate Investment, Moneta VC, […]

LEGO Voyagers release date confirmed for mid-September

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

September has another game to look forward to, with LEGO Voyagers being scheduled for release on 15th September. The game is coming to pretty much all major platforms, which means PS5, PS4, Xbox Series consoles, Switch, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). The co-op adventure is in development at Light Brick Studio and will […]

Football Manager 2026 revealed alongside snippets of non-spreadsheet in-engine footage

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

After delaying and then cancelling Football Manager 2025 due to ongoing issues getting the massively reworked game ready, SEGA and Sports Interactive have announced that Football Manager 2026 is coming. Details on the game are sparse, with no new details beyond the fact that we know Sports Interactive planned for FM25 to be a huge […]

Did Uniqlo know what it was doing with this Pokémon Magikarp t-shirt slogan?

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

I’m not sure about you, but whenever I’m scrolling a property owned by Meta (that’s Facebook or Instagram, for the most part), I get advertised these ‘splash blankets’ that promise to be 100% waterproof and provide clean, dry sheets ‘no matter what accidents might happen’. The adverts themselves are fairly innocuous; people knocking over glasses, […]

Will Tekken 8 come to the Switch 2 any time soon? Maybe, but it’ll take “a lot of work”

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

Speaking to Eurogamer, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada (via translation from designer Michael Murray) stated a Switch 2 port of the 3D fighting game could happen, but it’ll be a costly endeavour. In an interview at Evo earlier this month, Harada stated: “It’s an interesting option, and not totally off the table. But it would […]

Mega-chill exploration game Lushfoil Photography Sim is coming to Steam VR

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

There were plenty of exciting announcements in last night’s VR Games Showcase but one of the games that really caught my attention was the VR port of Lushfoil Photography Sim from Annapurna Interactive and Matt Newell. Described by Donlan in his Lushfoil review as minimalist and luxurious, Lushfoil Photography Sim looks pretty as a picture […]

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl Roadmap for 2025 includes A-Life updates and an upgrade to a new version of Unreal Engine 5

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

GSC Game World has announced its plans for updates to Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl for the remainder of 2025. Big ticket updates include tweaks and changes to the A-Life system, Unreal Engine 5 performance gains, and new night vision devices to play with. “Our main mission in the near future is upgrading the game […]

Square Enix Q1 net sales drop 15.2% due to new titles generating low revenue

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

Square Enix has released its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025, reporting declines across its net sales and profit compared to the same period last year. There was a 25% decline in revenue in its Digital Entertainment section – which includes its video game business – due to new titles generating […]

GameCube classic Chibi-Robo! Heads to Nintendo Classics on Switch 2 on 21st August

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

The Switch 2 hasn’t been flush with new releases, I think it’s fair to say, but Nintendo has offered up a nice lot of games in its Nintendo Classics games portal. The next GameCube game to arrive has been revealed, and it’s the wonderful Chibi-Robo! Classic GameCube games are an exclusive feature of the Nintendo […]

Instinct3 launches Sidekick Publishing, a new full-service publisher

AuthorAugust 13, 20250

Berlin-based creative agency, Instinct3, has launched Sidekick Publishing, a new full-service publisher for indie and AA studios. Helmed by Instinct3 CEO, Jasmin Oestreicher, and product lead for publishing, Melvin Frank, Sidekick Publishing aims to “fill a gap in the competitive publishing landscape,” by leveraging Instinct3’s experience in “community-building, creator-driven marketing, and authentic storytelling.” The new […]

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